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Lake Apostolic Fathers 2 - Bible Translation

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THE SHEPHERD, sim. ix. xx. 3-xxi. 4<br />

also 'difficult' for such men 'to enter into the Kingdom<br />

of God.' 4. But for all these there is repentance,<br />

but it must be speedy, that they may now retrace<br />

their days and the omissions of former years, and<br />

do some good. If then they repent and do some<br />

good they will live to God, but if they remain in<br />

their deeds they will be delivered to those women,<br />

and they will put them to death.<br />

XXI<br />

1. " And from the fourth mountain which has many The fourth<br />

^^^'^ ^^°<br />

herbs, with the top of the herbs green but the parts<br />

by the roots dry, and some dried up by the sun, are<br />

such believers as these : the double-minded, and<br />

those who have the Lord on their lips but do not<br />

have him in their hearts. 2. For this cause their<br />

foundations are dry and have no power, and only<br />

their words are alive but their deeds are dead.<br />

Such are neither alive nor dead. Therefore<br />

they are like the double-minded, for the doubleminded<br />

are neither green nor dry, for they<br />

are neither alive nor dead. 3. For just as these<br />

herbs, when they saw the sun, were dried up, so also<br />

the double-minded when they hear of affliction, become<br />

idolators through their cowardice, and they are<br />

ashamed of the name of their Lord. 4. Such men<br />

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